For top performing businesses, the employee experience has become as important as the customer experience. The challenges of hybrid working, digital transformation, low productivity and the need to attract and retain people with relevant skills have made it more important than ever to empower employees with the right technology, an inclusive environment and support when it is needed. This award is for any organisation that is focused on creating a positive employee experience and committed to putting employees at the heart of what they do.

Entrants should provide:

Overview
Overview of the company including when established, turnover, number of staff and awards for achievements in HR and DEI.

Entry based around the following criteria (4000 characters - (including spaces) maximum):

• A brief description of your company’s approach to employee experience, why it is important to the business, your main goals and how you measure improvement.
• Provide details of key initiatives undertaken in the last 12 months to enhance the employee experience, from workplace redesign/refurbishment and new technology tools to DEI programmes and employee benefits.
• Outline the impact of these initiatives on employees and the wider business (e.g. on staff morale/wellbeing, recruitment, employee participation, PR, competitive advantage, business success etc.), supported by statistics where applicable.
• Please provide examples of any employee experience promotion/advocacy, for example through participation in industry bodies, partnerships with third parties, speaking engagements, sponsorship, awards etc..

Supporting Documents

• You may provide TESTIMONIALS to support your entry. Multiple files are allowed but these should be combined into a single zip file prior to upload.
• Please make sure you submit your entry using the online form. An entry submitted as a separate document will NOT BE GIVEN TO THE JUDGES.
• The judges will only read other supporting documentation in the case of a tie so DO NOT INCLUDE here any vital part of your basic entry as it WILL NOT FORM PART OF THE INITIAL JUDGING PROCESS.
• Please do not upload video files. If you wish to provide us with any video TESTIMONIALS to support your entry, please provide external links to your hosted video (eg. YouTube, Vimeo).